Folding bed and cabinet unit



June 9, 1953 K. o. E. JONSSON FOLDING BED AND CABINET UNIT Filed May 16, 1947 My; S lN VENTOR.

AT TORNEQYS Patented June 9, 1953 UNITE-D sures PAT owl-ea FfiIaDING-BEB AND CABINET UNIT" Karl GssiamEn'ewold J onssox'i .Stotckholflg Sweden:

ir plitatibnmay rs, 1947; Ser

Iii sweatn April?) I946" Section hBhhlicrLaw eau augusrzaietsr Patent expires April 1966 screens. 1: s

This inventionrelates to f oldi'ng, bed. and cabinet unit combinations. More. :partieulai'ly,.it. is concerned with constructibns .eompris'ihg'a cabinetand one or. more bedsteads adaptedlto pivot about maintain their side. memh'erspso that. any bedstead, which is comprised. ofthlee, piiiotall't interconnected.v bed frame members, may be folded together and.turned to a position. within the cahinet, or. extended; horizontally, unfbld ing toprovide an operative hedtstructure perpendi'cular to the cabinet" ThehedIra-me mer'nhers can bev constructedifi'om: angle irons. spanned by a mattresssupport .inthe'. form of chain or spring design.

A principal' object of the invention resides in the provision at the intermediatebed frame memb'erof loosely suspendedsuhportiiig bars, the free end portions of which are. slitted; or, notched, .arid adapted, wh'e'nuthev bed, frame members are lowered'and extended into their t o'si'ti'oniof lflseaiitematically to engage a. transversehracenextending between two. supporting legs carriedihy, the outer end of't'he, inner bed frame membenf an'dithereh y support the intermediate he'd'fram'e member:

It is a further; object of thisinventi'on: to pr vide' a folding b'ecl cens'tructioh"havingithe aut= maticaily operating supporting bars for the" supporting legs" in which the intermediate-bed .fi'am'e member is adaptewtmta'ke a" VertiCaT-pGSitibnhetween the-othertwohed frame meniberswh'eh the latter arefoi'ciedon oneanother; inorder-that the bed may be" convenientiyswung' as a unit mw the cabinet.

A foidihghedand cahiriet unit o f the charaeter indicatedpossesses a numbero'f advantages. The bedsteads arereadily manageable: They are also economical inuse; because the hed elbthes; the mattress, and.thefiexible bed bottonr-or 'mattress SUDpOItflIGbEIlt-at on1'y-a-s1ightcurvature err the intermediate b'ed -f r'a-me" member, thus minimizing wear onthe-hed ciothese The compactriess ofthe combination permits the use of a relatively lbw cabinet that can serve"-a-ist'i as a=she1f-3 7 These and other advantages and partieular features of improvement will be r'n'ore apparent fi'onrthe following specification taken ii eerinectionwith the accompanyih'g drawihg-illhstrafi mg a preferred emhodim'ent of the invehtion- In" the drawing:

Fig; I is apartially sectioned side? eievatieh showing abed; housing or"- cabinet liavih'gthe front wall-removed; withithe hed fiame m'emhers in their operative position fhr use'y Fig; 2 is a similar side elevation view" showing the bedframe-men1bersfblded' tbgetiiefandrbbidy to tie-swungupwardly into tfie*oabinet Fig, 3 shows. by a similar sid'e elevationaliview the. final positiorn assunied by the folded'f Bed frame members: after they. have been swungsmtb the cabinet and the supporting l'egs hav been withdr'awni Fig 47 is a somewhat enlarged side elevatioh of one of the supportin bars or struts; I

Rig 5 is. an end l'evati'onal' view showi'r'1'g..the inner. of. suip-bortihg. regs united By a transverse: brace construction;

Figgfi is a. partial' plan View ofone side ofjtl' i'e hedrfrar'ne'. members andlofth'e r'he'sh" type of. bottom: or mattress. supfiort. 4

111 the illustrative. embodii'nent of thisinventron shoviinv in theldiawihg', a Vertibal rectangillar eah'iiie'tl CT is arranged to. support" and;- to pmviaea I'iousihg, fill a foldihg' bed'B. A pair of oppositely. disposed'i pivot pihs l' (of'wliic'h only one is shown) are arrangedito provide a horizontal pivot axis fiir an; in'ne'r bed frame membe -2, said pins I" being, disposed". on the opposite sides at the. frame member. 2. inv an intermediate positibnf that is somewhat elhser to? the inner end As shown best in Figs: 1 and? 2; a transverse Brace 3, whibh'i's' downwardly depressed as shown in. Fig, 5, and an intermediatetransverse brace 4 0f rodlshap'e interconnect'a' pivotaily mounted pair. of "supporting legs 5" and: 6 for" the" outererid portion ofthe inner'be'di frame membj'efZ. The supporting legs. 5 and E" are reremb1 spri-r1g: actuateii, as indicated: toward the izrwarct or carl'apsedi osition shown best Fig. 3': The legs 5 6 are formed wititxirrwardiyturnect lower ends. to provide effective floor" abutting surfaces.

The free'end o'f'tiie 'outerbed'frame niemb'eri maybe swung to its position of'use by. means'of a zpairfofispririg-actuated supportihglrl'egsfl inter.- connected by transverse hracihg means? similar to these described for legs 5" and. 6.

The ODI'JOSitZSifiS? of the inner and outer bed frame members 2 and 'i" are providedj with u'p stanthh'g, longitudinally extendingwaiis 9; Qfbr laterally supporting the bed clothes.

Asindiiiated ih Fig; 1 and s'howri' bestiii Fig. 6, the. en'iis =0f the=intermediate bed; frame manner ID" are pivotal? connected' by meahs of bolts 01' rivets to'horizontarproj ectibns I i extendingfiwm the sides of the adj aeent" ends of the inner arid outerlfied framemembers' 2 and" H In this prefrred" embodiment the sides o'fthe iririer, outer andihtermediate Bed: frame-members 2: 1, and H! are constructedof'angle'irons; the fiah'ges of which arearrangedtb provide-horizontal'tbp and side surfaces; as" shown in the drawing and for otheraburposes which? will be exbiain'edi ritpairof supportiiig hars or-struts Iii ihtercoii frame member ID, as best shown in Fig. 1.

nected by another transverse brace 3, are each pivotally connected adjacent a corner of one end to the respective outer ortions of the sides of the intermediate bed frame member ID, and preferably by the same bolts or rivets that interconnect the bed frame members I and [0. In operative :position these struts i2 act between their pivotal connections and the transverse brace 4 of legs 5 and 6 to support the intermediate frame member l and the outer frame member 1 at their adjacent, pivoted end portions.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 4, it will be observed that each strut or supporting bar [2 is eccentrically pivoted by a corner of one end to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of one side of the intermediate framemember ID, and to limit pivotal movement in the other direction by engagement of the other corner with the undersurface of the horizontal flange of said one side of the intermediate frame member. As shown in Fig. 4, a fiat bar strut I2 is rounded at the corner adjacent its pivotal connection and extended at the other corner with an end edge of predetermined angularity to the longitudinal axis of the strut to stop the strut in the required acute angular relation to the intermediate frame member 10.

The longer two supporting legs and 6 for the inner bed frame member 2 have their respective upper ends eccentrically pivoted and formed in the manner described for the supporting bars or struts l2, with the exception that the angular relation of the longitudinal axes is such as to stop the legs 5 and 6 in a forwardly inclined, acute angle relation to the intermediate bed The spring-actuated supporting legs 8 for the outer bed frame member I may also have their upper pivoted ends formed and arranged in substantially the same manner as the legs 5 and B.

Fig. 4 also shows the particular formation of the free or lower end of the strut I2 to provide ,a slit or notched formation I3 for interengagement with the transverse rod-shaped brace 4 be- .tween legs 5 and 6.

After the bed B in folded condition has been pivoted to the horizontal position shown in Fig.

2 with the supporting legs 5 and 6 extended and :engaging the floor surface, outward and downward pivoting of the intermediate bed frame member 50 will cause the freely pivoted support- ,ing struts [2 to fall into the angular position shown in Fig. 1 in which they are automatically caused to engage the rod 4 with their notched portions I3, and thus secure and maintain the strut I2 in operative relation to the supporting legs 5 and 6 of the inner bed frame member I.

As will be obvious, release and collapsing or pivoting of the struts l2 and legs 5 and 6 toward their respective bed frame members I0 and 2 is accomplished by reverse pivoting and folding of the bed B.

The upper cross braces 3 between all of the supporting leg pairs and the supporting bars or grasped for the purpose of raising the corresponding bed frame member 1. When the outer bed frame member I has reached its vertical position, the transverse edge of the side of this bed frame member adjacent the projection II will bear on the upper side of the intermediate bed frame member I0, so that the latter will be caused to follow in movement to the completely folded bed position of Fig. 2. When the bed B is in the folded horizontal position of Fig. 2, the end of the inner bed frame member 2 may be raised and swung as a unit into the cabinet C to the storage position of Fig, 3. The outer bed frame member I is at this time hanging on the intermediate bed frame member ID and standing on the floor of the cabinet, while said intermediate bed frame member is in turn suspended on the abutting end of the inner bed frame member 2. The end of the outer bed frame member I is thus caused to support and maintain the outer bed frame member 1 and the inner bed frame member 2 in vertical position.

It will now be understood that during the upward swinging movement of the bed frame members the spring-actuated supporting legs 5, 8 fall into the respective bed frame members, while the supporting bars or struts (2 fall of their own weight into a position parallelling the vertically extending intermediate bed frame member 10. When the bed B is folded up into the cabinet C, the bed clothes are retained by means of straps, bands or the like arranged between the rails 9, and the front opening of the cabinet may then be covered by a piece of drapery, doors or the like.

When two or more beds are to be arranged within a cabinet, vertical partitions will be provided, and such partitions will be fitted with pivot pins of the respective beds secured therein.

What I claim is:

1. A folding bed and cabinet unit comprising a cabinet structure having a front opening; a bed including pivotally interconnected inner, intermediate, and outer bed frame members, said inner frame member being pivotally mounted within the cabinet for rotation about a transverse horizontal axis; a supporting leg eccentrically pivoted by a corner of one end on each of opposite outer end portions of said inner frame member to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of said inner frame member and to limit pivotal movement in the opposite direction by engagement of the other corner of said end with the undersurface of said inner frame member; a transverse brace interconnecting said supporting legs intermediate their lengths; a strut eccentrically pivoted by a corner of one end on each of opposite outer end portions of said intermediate frame member to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of said intermediate frame member and to limit pivotal movement in the opposite direction by engagement of the other corner of said end with the undersurface of said intermediate frame member, the lower end of each of said struts having a notch formation to receive said transverse brace as said intermediate frame member is swung into a horizontal position and to secure said struts in operative relation to the supporting legs of said inner frame member; and supporting legs secured to the outer portions of said outer frame member.

I 2. A folding bed and cabinet unit comprising a cabinet having spaced vertical side members defining a front-opening, bed-receivin space; a

bed having inner, intermediate, and outer bed frame members each having spaced opposite sides, said intermediate frame member being pivotally connected by the opposite ends of its sides to the adjacent ends of the respective sides of said inner and outer frame members; pivot means connecting each side of said inner frame member to the adjacent vertical side member of the cabinet for rotation about a horizontal axis; a pair of supporting legs each pivotally connected adjacent a corner of one end to the respective outer end portion of each side of said inner frame member; a transverse brace interconnecting said supporting legs intermediate their lengths, the said one end of each of said supporting legs being rounded at the corner adjacent its pivotal connection to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of said inner frame member, and extending at the other corner to limit pivotal movement in the opposite direction by engagement of the extending corner with the undersurface of said inner frame memher; a pair of struts each pivotally connected adjacent a corner of one end to the outer portion of one side of said intermediate frame member, the said one end of each said struts being rounded at the corner adjacent its pivotal connection to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of said intermediate frame member and extending at the other corner to limit pivotal movement in the opposite direction by engagement of the extending corner with the undersurface of said intermediate frame member, the lower end of each of said struts being notched to receive said transverse brace and maintain said struts in operative relation to the supporting legs of said inner frame member; and an additional pair of supporting legs each pivotally connected by one end with an outer end portion of one side of said outer frame member.

3. A folding bed and cabinet unit comprising a cabinet having spaced vertical sides defining a front opening; a bed having inner, intermediate, and outer bed frame members each having spaced opposite sides, said intermediate frame member being pivotally connected by the opposite ends of its sides to the adjacent ends of the respective sides of said inner and outer frame members; pivot means connecting each side of said inner frame member to the adjacent vertical side of the cabinet for rotation about a horizontal axis; a pair of supporting legs each pivotally connected by the corner of one end to the respective outer end portion of each side of said inner frame member; a transverse brace of rod shape interconnecting said supporting legs intermediate their lengths, the said one end of each of said supporting legs being rounded at the corner adjacent its pivotal connection to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of said inner frame member, and extended at the other corner to limit pivotal movement in the opposite direction by engagement of the extended corner with the undersurface of said inner frame member; a spaced pair of interconnected struts each pivotally connected adjacent a corner of one end to the outer portion of one side of said intermediate frame member, the said one end of each said struts being rounded at the corner adjacent its pivotal connection to accommodate inward pivotal movement toward the undersurface of said intermediate frame member and extending at the other corner to limit pivotal movement in the opposite direction by engagement of the extending corner with the undersurface of the corresponding side of said intermediate frame member, the lower end of each of said struts being notched to receive said transverse brace as said intermediate frame member is swung into a horizontal position and to secure said struts in operative relation to the supporting legs of said inner frame member; and an additional pair of interconnected supporting legs mounted on the outer end of the corresponding side of said outer frame member.

KARL OSSIAN ENEWOLD JGNSSON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 926,988 Knutson July 6, 1909 945,821 Travis Jan. 11, 1910 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 122,675 Sweden July 8. 1948 

